The 10 Weirdest Cuts In The GOP Spending Plan

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Most of the cuts outlined in the Republican plan to shrink the federal budget are standard GOP fare, targeting things like federal unions and family planning. Unsurprisingly, NPR is on the chopping block, as are the National Endowment for the Arts and any U.S. contribution to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

But the plan also pulls the plug on a few obscure federal programs whose overall absence won't make much of a difference in the $14 trillion deficit.

End the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program: $56.2 million annual savings.

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The National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program provides money to states to reimburse eligible organic producers for up to 75% of their certification costs. The reimbursements are capped at $750.

National Heritage Areas are created by Congress to designate unique natural, cultural, historic or scenic resources. The areas are administered by state governments or local organizations but receive financial and technical assistance from National Park Service.

End funding for exchange programs for "Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Partners in Massachusetts": $9 million annual savings.

Eliminate mohair subsidies: $1 million annual savings.

Eliminate subsidy to John C. Stennis Center: $430,000 annual savings.

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The John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership was established at the University of Mississippi in honor of the state's former U.S. Senator, a Democrat who served in the Senate for 41 years. His other namesakes include NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center and the USS John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier.

The Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act would allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns, to require spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated, and for other purposes.